How to Use shipment in a Sentence

shipment

noun
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  • This box is ready for shipment.
  • We sent out another shipment of books.
  • My order was delivered in two shipments.
  • The first oil shipment through the Northern Sea Route took place in 2019.
    — Elina Ganatra, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2022
  • At one point, the store received a shipment of about 250 desks.
    — Chantel Tattoli, New York Times, 25 June 2023
  • The person said that the pagers were part of a shipment of about 5,000 units brought in by Hezbollah.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The law is designed and intended to prevent the shipment of the drugs in the first place.
    — Abc News, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2023
  • When the shipment of six fun pieces arrives, it’s bound to be the highlight of your month.
    — Yolanda Wikiel, Good Housekeeping, 20 Mar. 2023
  • All of the shipments except the final one were sent to Enola, Pa.
    — Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Ahead of your first shipment, Shots Box sends you five minis of whiskey picked just for you.
    — Kate Dingwall, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The consignee of the cans in Germany was told of the plan to destroy the shipment on April 17 and did not contest the decision, the trade group said.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2023
  • He was supposed to receive a shipment of frozen salmon from the Alaska lodge.
    — Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan and Alex Mierjeski, Anchorage Daily News, 22 June 2023
  • That step halted the shipment of any goods that were made at the factory while the teens were employed.
    — Laura Strickler, NBC News, 7 July 2023
  • The shipment, expected to be enough to last the state three years, arrived in March and cost about $1.28 million.
    — Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2023
  • In protest, Egypt has halted shipments of aid through its border with Gaza.
    — Daniel Estrin, NPR, 24 May 2024
  • One Florida doctor said the new shipments are not enough to fully meet the need.
    — Joel Mathis, The Week, 29 June 2023
  • The shipment contains enough food for almost half a million meals.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2024
  • In addition, wheat shipments made their way out of Ukraine.
    — Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 23 Feb. 2023
  • That person might decide to show up at this point and take the shipment or exact revenge.
    — John Koopman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2023
  • By the time the tumor tissue reached Dr. Epstein days later, the shipment seemed useless.
    — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The previous vessel to use the corridor left Aug. 16 with a shipment of grain.
    — Mikhail Klimentov, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The lockdown will likely hurt the production and shipment of iPhones in the lead-up to the holiday season.
    — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2022
  • The attacks have blocked shipping in the Red Sea, which is a key route for global trade and energy shipments.
    — Morgan Fischer, The Arizona Republic, 13 Jan. 2024
  • But when the shipments arrived in Carlsbad, hundreds of people cheered along the highway.
    — Daniel Moore, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2023
  • Unbeknownst to him, a shipment of unsold copies of Cold Fact made its way to Australia.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Progressives have for months been calling on Biden to halt weapons shipments to Gaza and put more pressure on Israel to end the war.
    — Nicole Narea, Vox, 25 July 2024
  • The company’s first shipment of 1,000 EVs arrived last month.
    — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2024
  • The United States approved the shipment of Patriot missiles to Ukraine late last year.
    — Motoko Rich, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The extra cost is worthwhile if the shipment is successful.
    — Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The arms shipments, which include thousands of metric tons of munitions, have helped Russia replenish its dwindling stockpiles in a war where Ukraine’s forces have long been outgunned and outmanned.
    — Niamh Kennedy, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024

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